Ron Wilson
St Kilda and Melbourne
AFL career
59 games6 goals
- Debut
- R1 1934 v RCH5 May 1934
- Most recent
- R10 1945 v FSC23 June 1945
Stats
Bio
The son of former Saint Arnold Wilson, Ron Wilson was a blisteringly fast half-back recruited from Donald who balanced football with a successful career as a professional sprinter. While his raw speed saw him win the prestigious Dandenong and Wangaratta Gifts, he initially struggled to break into Melbourne’s senior lineup, managing only a solitary game in 1934 before eventually finding a home at St Kilda three years later. A dashing defender who used his acceleration to break lines, his career was defined by a major controversy in 1941 when he defected to VFA club Coburg without a clearance during the recruitment wars of the "throw-pass" era. Handed a severe three-year ban by the league for the transgression, Wilson eventually served his suspension and returned to the Saints in 1945 to play out one final season before finishing his career as captain-coach of Coburg.
Profile
- Full name
- Ron N. Wilson
- Born
- 05 June 1915
- Died
- 20 Sept 1984 (aged 69y 107d)
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
Teams
Family
- Father:Arnie Wilson
Bio
1 revisionThe son of former Saint Arnold Wilson, Ron Wilson was a blisteringly fast half-back recruited from Donald who balanced football with a successful career as a professional sprinter. While his raw speed saw him win the prestigious Dandenong and Wangaratta Gifts, he initially struggled to break into Melbourne’s senior lineup, managing only a solitary game in 1934 before eventually finding a home at St Kilda three years later. A dashing defender who used his acceleration to break lines, his career was defined by a major controversy in 1941 when he defected to VFA club Coburg without a clearance during the recruitment wars of the "throw-pass" era. Handed a severe three-year ban by the league for the transgression, Wilson eventually served his suspension and returned to the Saints in 1945 to play out one final season before finishing his career as captain-coach of Coburg.